Montreal police investigate ‘suspicious’ death of 71-year-old man

A 71-year-old man was found dead Saturday morning and Montreal police say it could have been a homicide.

Authorities were called to an apartment in the city’s Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough where they found the man’s body.

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Officers say the death is “suspicious” as his body had possible signs of violence. The victim’s cause of death remains unclear, but officials say it could have been criminal.

An investigation into the circumstances around the incident is underway.

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